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G-20 meets to give big stimulus to hospitality sector: HVS Anarock

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 20 April 2023, 3:00 PM 349

The meetings of the Group of 20 (G-20) are expected to boost growth of inbound-travel in 2023, according a real estate consulting firm. The Indian hospitality sector is expected to see an accelerated growth in 2023, in spite of ongoing global headwinds and the uncertainty brought on by the occasional Covidscare. This will be driven […]Continue Reading

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CHATT sets up new Secretariat; appoints Anwar Shirpurwala as its Secretary General

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 29 September 2022, 3:00 PM 538

The Confederation of Hospitality, Technology and Tourism Industry (CHATT), the first-ever industry association formed to enable collaboration among companies, irrespective of scale and size, that are at the intersection of hospitality, technology and tourism, has taken a major step forward by setting up a new secretariat to grow the organisation, meet the aspirations of Continue Reading

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Flipkart forays into hospitality biz with hotel booking feature

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 3:00 PM 564

Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Tuesday announced that it has forayed into the hospitality sector with the launch of a new hotel-booking feature — Flipkart Hotels — on its platform to bolster its offerings in the travel sector. The platform said Flipkart Hotels will allow customers to book hotel rooms across 3 lakh domestic and […]Continue Reading

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‘Sustainability is the key focus area of Mercure Hyderabad KCP’ : Soumitra Pahari, General Manager, Mercure Hyderabad KCP

By Asmita Mukherjee Friday, 22 July 2022, 12:20 PM 2102

The Mercure Hyderabad KCP, which is conveniently situated in the posh locality of Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, is known for its top-notch service and lip-smacking food. In recent times, the hotel has been seeing much better growth, even better than the 2019 pre-covid period. The hotel is also planning to reduce its carbon footprint by […]Continue Reading

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Cancelled Christmas, New Year bookings result in INR 200-crore loss for hospitality sector

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 7 January 2022, 8:45 AM 1245

Booking cancellations for Christmas and New Year celebrations, along with those of weddings and planned events, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases have so far resulted in a loss of around INR 200 crore in the hospitality industry, the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) said. Faced with uncertainty again with […]Continue Reading

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IHCL collaborates With CII and EHL, Switzerland, Will Impart Vocational Education To Hospitality

By TBM Staff - Hyderabad Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 2:13 PM 1425

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and EHL Education Group, Switzerland have collaborated to offer a Professional Diploma Program to hospitality industry students at CII’s Vocational Education and Training by EHL (VET by EHL) Learning Centres across India. The 18-month program offering Swiss quality education will include six months of Continue Reading